Fallout New Vegas Caravan Pack DLC

by bog bit

This item guide will cover the bonus items included in the pre-order downloadable content pack Caravan Pack for Fallout New Vegas. At the time of writing, this pack was only available to people who pre-ordered the game from Steam or Wal-Mart in the United States, Mighty Ape in New Zealand, Play in the United Kingdom, or Bol.com in the Netherlands. There are many copies being sold through Wal-Mart after release date with the caravan pack still included, as this is how I can personally attest to acquiring this pack in such manner.

The pack was unlocked for both PC and console owners after entering a special key that was on a slip of paper included with the copy of the game, steam pre-order packs were downloaded automatically. All items granted in the Caravan pack are granted upon the first moments of game play, after either creating a new character, or loading a previously saved game after installing the pack. It should be noted that PC owners can share these files with other PC owners to give them access to the packs contents.

The pack comes with two exclusive items not present in the core game, thus are not available whatsoever without this downloaded content file, even with using the PC’s console screen. These two exclusive items are the Lightweight Leather Armor and the Sturdy Caravan Shotgun. Two additional items are granted with the pack, but are still available in Fallout New Vegas. These two non-exclusive items are the repair kit, of which 4 copies are granted, and the Binoculars. The Exclusive items stats will be discussed below.

The Exclusive items: Lightweight Leather Armor – As its name suggests, this leather armor weighs 5 pounds less than regular leather armor, and gives better damage threshold at the same time. Reinforced leather armor has 2 more DT than this armor does, but still weighs 5 pounds more and can be difficult to find. Damage Threshold: 8 Item HP: 150 Weight: 10.0 Caps Value: 160 Armor Type: Light Can Be Repaired With: Leather Armor, Reinforced Leather Armor Base ID: 001735e0

Sturdy Caravan Shotgun – An excellent gun for the beginning of the game for the simple fact that it takes no damage from being fired. This weapon does not count as a shotgun for the Shotgun Surgeon perk, or the challenge I’ve Got Shotgun. It can still be damaged by being hit while held or with the perk Built to Destroy. Base Damage per Shot: 50 Number of Projectiles per Shot: 7 Max DPS: 47 Projectile Spread: 4.0 Crit Chance: 1% (per projectile) Crit Damage: 7 (per projectile) Action Points: 27